Illumise best PvP IVs
The best Illumise IVs for Great League in Pokémon GO are 0/15/15 — 0 attack, 15 defense and 15 HP. That spread reaches CP 1500 at level 35.5 and has the highest stat product of all 4,096 IV combinations. A perfect 15/15/15 Illumise ranks #2,212 there, with 94.4 % of the stat product the best spread gets.
Open Illumise 0/15/15 in the IV ranker
Best Illumise IVs by league
| League | Rank 1 IV | Lv | CP | 15/15/15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little | not allowed — must be unevolved and able to evolve | |||
| Great | 0/15/15 | 35.5 | 1500 | #2,212 |
| Ultra (never hits the cap) | 15/15/15 | 50 | 2002 | #1 |
| Master | 15/15/15 | 50 | 2002 | #1 |
Illumise cannot enter Little League because it cannot evolve. Little League only takes Pokémon that have not evolved yet and can still evolve, so the 500 CP cap is not the only rule.
Illumise never reaches Ultra League's 2,500 CP cap: at level 50 it tops out at CP 2002. Nothing is held back by the cap there, so the highest IVs simply win and 15/15/15 is best, exactly as in Master League.
Top 10 Illumise IVs for Great League
| # | IV | Lv | CP | Atk | Def | HP | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0/15/15 | 35.5 | 1500 | 109.3 | 138.4 | 136 | 100.0 |
| 2 | 0/14/13 | 36 | 1498 | 109.7 | 138.1 | 135 | 99.5 |
| 3 | 0/14/15 | 35.5 | 1495 | 109.3 | 137.6 | 136 | 99.4 |
| 4 | 0/15/12 | 36 | 1498 | 109.7 | 138.9 | 134 | 99.3 |
| 5 | 0/15/14 | 35.5 | 1495 | 109.3 | 138.4 | 135 | 99.3 |
| 6 | 1/15/15 | 35 | 1499 | 109.7 | 137.8 | 135 | 99.2 |
| 7 | 2/15/13 | 35 | 1500 | 110.4 | 137.8 | 134 | 99.1 |
| 8 | 2/15/15 | 34.5 | 1497 | 110.0 | 137.3 | 135 | 99.1 |
| 9 | 0/12/15 | 36 | 1498 | 109.7 | 136.6 | 136 | 99.1 |
| 10 | 1/12/13 | 36 | 1500 | 110.5 | 136.6 | 135 | 99.1 |
How good is Illumise in the current meta?
PvPoke rates Illumise #496 of 1,154 in Great League, with a score of 75 out of 100. The usual moveset is Infestation, Silver Wind and Shadow Ball.
| League | PvPoke rank | Score | Usual moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great | #496 of 1,154 | 75 | Infestation, Silver Wind, Shadow Ball |
| Ultra | #796 of 851 | 55.3 | Infestation, Silver Wind, Shadow Ball |
These are two different questions. The IV ranks further up say which Illumise to build; the meta rank says whether Illumise is worth building at all. Ranks and movesets come from PvPoke, whose battle simulations produce them, and they move as the meta does.
How to find a good Illumise
The search-string generator builds a string you can paste into the search bar in Pokémon GO. It matches the CP, HP and appraisal stars of the top spreads above — pre-evolutions included — so you can sweep a whole storage box in one go.
To check an Illumise you already own, open the IV ranker and set its IVs. It ranks every stage of the evolution line at once and shows the meta rank beside the IV rank.
Illumise PvP IV questions
What are the best Illumise IVs for Great League?
0/15/15 — 0 attack, 15 defense and 15 HP. It reaches CP 1500 at level 35.5 and has the best stat product of all 4,096 IV combinations.
Is a 15/15/15 Illumise good for Great League?
No. A perfect 15/15/15 Illumise only ranks #2,212 of 4,096 in Great League. Under a CP cap, lower attack lets a Pokémon reach a higher level, which buys more defense and HP for the same CP.
What CP is a rank 1 Illumise in Great League?
CP 1500 at level 35.5, without best buddy. Best buddy adds one level, which changes both the CP and the ranking.
Ranked by stat product (attack × defense × HP) at the highest level under the CP cap, out of all 4,096 IV combinations, without best buddy. Shadow and purified Pokémon rank the same as regular ones. Little League checks the 500 CP cap and that the Pokémon is unevolved with an evolution ahead of it; limited-time cups may add further restrictions. Base stats and meta rankings from PvPoke, used under the MIT licence. Updated 2026-11-11.